Page 18 - APH Sep 2020 Mono Award

PLACES – TOP 30
Jackie Ranken
Technically, be aware of over- sharpening or adding too much structure to your image. To check this, zoom into your file and look to see if you have a halo or white line around the areas of high contrast. If you have, then reprocess it and check it again. Otherwise the halo or white lines will be distracting to the viewer.
Anthony McKee
While many of us rely on the Exposure and Contrast sliders in the RAW conversion to manage tone, a far better way of managing tones in black and white images is to use the Curve panel. By adjusting the toe and shoulder of the curve, or even adjusting the angle on select sections of the curve, you can dramatically improve the contrast in your monochrome images.
Douwe Dijkstra
When shooting in black and white, change the setting of your camera to mono. Looking through the lens, your world will appear completely different. There are
no colours you can wow the viewer with, and you’ll have to concentrate on your subject, composition and light.
B&W TIPS FROM THE JUDGES
26 DMITRIJS CERNAGOVS 26 DAVID MUNRO 26 DANI WATSON
26 PETER MORTON 30 PETER YATES
| 34 | SEPTEMBER 2020 | AUSTRALIANPHOTOGRAPHY.COM